I've just started watching TED... but i really liked the http://www.thedolectures.com/ which are similar
Ask HN: What is your favorite TED talk?
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Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite TED talk?
#62Not sure if it's my favorite, but the one the hooked me was Bjorn Lomborg's talk on what kinds of projects could cause the most positive change most efficiently: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bjorn_lomborg_sets_global...
I saw him speak at my University. He's got the right way of looking at things. Very pragmatic. Also, one of my fave TED talks.
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite TED talk?
#63Thomas Barnett draws a new map for peace
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/thomas_barnett_draws_a_ne...
In this bracingly honest talk, international security strategist Thomas Barnett outlines a post-Cold War solution for the foundering U.S. military that is both sensible and breathtaking in its simplicity: Break it in two.
He's a great speaker, funny if a little hyper active. He received a standing ovation; presumably reflecting the timeliness of his message after the difficulties in Iraq.
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#64Here's a gem: McKean: Redefining the dictionary
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/erin_mckean_redefines_the...
delightful!
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#65I like Joshua Klein's talk about Crows: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intel... I, for one, welcome our new crow overlords.
I was so inspired by Joshua Klein's talk that i even sent him a congratulatory mail too. Now whenever i look at crows, i observe them, before i just used to think they were nuisance.
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#66Matthieu Ricard: Habits of happiness What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/matthieu_ricard_on_the_ha...
If you have an interest in Buddhism, I recommend this book- http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Lotus-Journey-Frontiers-Buddhi... , The Quantum and the Lotus, by Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astrophysicist. In it they discuss the parallels of modern science and Buddhism. The books format makes a compelling subject even more so, as it is presented as a dialogue. i.e.
Ricard: Lorem Ipsum
Thuan: Lorem Lorem Ipsum
Ricard: Lorem Ipsum?
Thuan: Lorem Ipsum =)
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite TED talk?
#67No other TED talk had surpassed Isabel Allende's inspiring talk about passion.I can't stop viewing from time to time. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/isabel_allende_tells_tale...
Another captivating small talk by Bob Thurman (father of Uma thurman) is quite fun. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bob_thurman_says_we_can_b...
Helen Fisher's view on romantic love and her scientific observations how it differs from other themes of 'love' which can also be described as the most addictive substance on earth. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/helen_fisher_studies_the_... If you don't be in love like the story she told about Mayan King in the begining, then don't love at all.
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#68Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_be...
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#69An oldie but a goldie: Sir Ken Robinson's talk on education and creativity delivered with such panache: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools...
Definitely great talk. Highly recommended.
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#70Steven Pinker's talk: A brief history of violence is great: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth...
Some people fail to realize that our time is the most peaceful there has ever been.